creature
US: /ˈkɹitʃɝ/
UK: /kɹˈiːtʃɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
creature /'kri:tʃə/- danh từ
- sinh vật, loài vật
- người, kẻ
- a poor creature: kẻ đáng thương
- a good creature: kẻ có lòng tốt
- kẻ dưới, tay sai, bộ hạ
- creature of the dictator: tay sai của tên độc tài
- (the creature) rượu uytky; rượu mạnh
- creature comforts
- (xem) comfort
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 a living thing, real or imaginary, that can move around, such as an animal: The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature. + respect for all living creatures + strange creatures from outer space
2 (especially following an adjective) a person, considered in a particular way: You pathetic creature! + She was an exotic creature with long red hair and brilliant green eyes. + He always goes to bed at ten-he's a creature of habit (= he likes to do the same things at the same time every day).
Idioms: a / the creature of sb
sb's creature (formal, disapproving) a person or thing that is completely dependent on sb else and is controlled by them
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 being, organism, entity, living thing:
The hound had the saddest face I have ever seen on any creature.
2 creature comforts. (physical or bodily or material or mundane or superficial or non-spiritual) luxuries:
He has the money to enjoy all the creature comforts.
Collocation
ADJ.
living
All living creatures need food.
| primitive, simple | complex | intelligent | cold-blooded, warm-blooded | wild
the wild creatures of the forest
| social
Dogs are more social creatures than cats.
| solitary | night, nocturnal | aquatic, marine, sea, underwater, water | land-based | woodland
Woodland creatures such as foxes and owls are increasingly common in towns.
| ape-like, bat-like, etc. | little, small, tiny
These timid little creatures exude a pungent smell when threatened.
| helpless
The newborn young are helpless creatures and easy prey for birds.
| dangerous | furry | magnificent
It is awesome to see these magnificent creatures in flight.
| exotic, strange
a strange creature from another planet
| mythical | evil
I dreamt of evil creatures who were trying to catch me.
Concise dictionary
creatures'kriːtʃənoun
+a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
+a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
+a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
